Samuel Maclay

Samuel Maclay (17 June 1741-5 October 1811) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district from 4 March 1795 to 3 March 1797 (succeeding Andrew Gregg and preceding John A. Hanna) and a US Senator from 4 March 1803 to 4 January 1809 (succeeding James Ross and preceding Michael Leib). He was a Democratic-Republican.

Biography
Samuel Maclay was born in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania in 1741, the younger brother of future senator William Maclay. He worked as a surveyor before serving as an associate judge of the Franklin County court from 1792 to 1795, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 1795 to 1797 and in the US Senate from 1803 to 1809. He opposed James Madison's presidential candidacy, considering him a late convert, and instead backed George Clinton. He resigned in 1809, and he died in 1811.